Open top book box structure



Dec. 24, 1940. w. J. BARGEN 2,226,458

OPEN TOP BOOK BOX STRUCTURE I Original Fild April 27, 1957 W/L L /AM([BA RGE/v Patented Dec. 24, 1940 OPEN TOP BOOK BOX STRUCTURE. WilliamJ. Bargen, Waukegan, Ill..

Original application April 27, 1937, Serial No.

139,315. Divided and this application January 4, 1939, Serial No.249,318

1 Claim.- (CI. 45-64) This invention relates to an open top book boxstructure designed primarily for the use of students in school andlecture rooms, but it is to be understood that a structure, inaccordance with this invention is for employment in any connection forwhich it may be found applicable.

The invention forming the subject of this application is a division ofmy application, Serial No. 139,315, filed April 27, 1937.

The invention aims to provide a structure of the class referred to forreceiving and storing in convenient reach of a student at class andlecture rooms books, pamphlets, copies of lectures which may be desiredfor reference.

The invention further aims to provide an open top book box structurecapable of being readily secured against a side edge of the seat of ascholars or students chair in depending and upwardly extended relationwith respect to said seat whereby the structure is so disposed to enablethe scholar or student to have convenient access thereto when desired.

A further aim of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafterset forth, an open top book box structure for the purpose referred toincluding a front and a back, the latter being arranged at a greaterlevel than the front, sides inclining downwardly from rear to front anda bottom inclining downwardly from rear to front whereby the storedbooks, pamphlets, etc., will be disposed at an inclination to facilitatethe selection thereof when desired.

A further aim of the invention is to provide, in a manner as'hereinafter set forth, a book box structure for the purpose referred toincluding an open top rectangular box-likebody having its upper open endinclining downwardly from rear to front and a bottom incliningdownwardly from rear to front.

A further aim of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafterset forth, a structure for the purpose referred to including an open topbox-like body formed of upstanding front, rear and side walls and aninclined bottom, and with one of its side walls provided with asuspension and said bottom with a combined support and suspension.

The invention further aims to provide, in a manner as hereinafter setforth, an open top book box structure for the purpose referred to whichis simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact,readily installed with respect to the seat of a chair and a desk supportcoupled to the chair, thoroughly efficient in its use, and inexpensiveto manufacture.

Embodying the foregoing aims, and to others which may hereinafterappear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts as will be more specifically referred to andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodimentof the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variationsand modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the open top book box structure showingthe adaptation thereof with an article of furniture for school andlecture rooms,

an enlarged scale,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in plan and upon an enlarged scale of thestructure shown in Figure 1 inverted,

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of box.

The article of furniture generally indicated at l is a unit consistingof a pedestal 2, a chair formed of a back 3 and a seat 4, a combineddesk and arm rest element 5 arranged over and extending forwardly fromseat 4 and connected to back 3, and an upstanding combined coupling andsupporting element 6 for element 5. element 6 is secured to the seat 4and the desk forming part of element 5. The article of furniture l isfor use in school and lecture rooms and its specific construction is setforth in my application aforesaid.

The open top book box structure is generally indicated at l and it is tobe disposed against one of the side edges of the seat 4 in a manner toextend above and depend below the said seat whereby it will be arrangedto permit of the scholar or student to have convenient access thereto.The structure I is to be suspended at one side from element 6 and alsosuspended from and coupled with the seat 4. When structure I is securedto the article of furniture I, it is dis-- posed in laterally extendedrelation'with respect to one side of said article.

The structure 1 consists of an open top boxlike body 8 of rectangularcontour, a suspension member 9 attached to one of the sides of body 8,

and a combined support and suspension member If] attached to the bottomof body 8 and extending inwardly from the latter.

The body 8 is formed of front and rear walls ll, I2 respectively, a pairof side walls l3, l4 and a bottom 15. The walls ll, l2 are of likedimensions. The walls l3, M are of like dimensions but materially lessthan the dimensions of the wall ll, l2 and the walls 13 and I4 have thecon figuration in side elevation of a parallelogram} The bottom [5corresponds in width to the width of the walls l3, [4 but is oflesslength than the length of the walls ll, I2. The wall ll opposes inspaced relation the wall [2, but the latter has its top and bottom edgesarranged above the top The Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 Figure 1,upon and bottom edges of wall I I. The top and bottom edges of the sidewalls I3, I4 incline downwardly from rear to front. The bottom I5inclines downwardly from rear to front.

The walls I3, I4 are arranged in parallel spaced relation between andhave their outer faces flush with the end edges of the walls II, I2. Thesaid front, rear and side walls are connected together, and for suchpurpose a series of spaced apertured angular-shaped coupling members I6are employed in connection with spaced holdfast means H. The members I6are positioned against the inner faces of the walls II, I2, I3, I4 andanchored thereto by the holdfast means IT. The members I6 are sodisposed relative to the walls I I, I2, I3, I4 that when anchored tosuch walls these latter will be arranged in the manner as shown inFigures 2 and 3.

The bottom I5 is positioned between and abuts the inner faces of thewalls II, I2. The'bottom I5 is arranged above the bottomedgesof thewalls II, I2 and spaced from the inner faces of the walls I3, I I toform rectangular slots I8 for the discharge of foreign matter, dust anddirt. The bottom I5 is secured to the walls II, I2 by a series ofspaced, apertured angular-shaped coupling members I9a and I9, inconnection with spaced holdfast means 29a and -20, respectively.

The coupling members I9a. and I9 are obtuse and acute angle members,respectively. The members I'9are positioned against'the inner-faces ofthe walls II, I2 and seat on the upper face of the bottom I5. Themembers I9 are anchored to the walls I I, I2 and bottom I5 by the-holdfast means 20 which are in the form of rivets. When the bottom I5is anchored to the walls II, I2 it will be arranged relative to suchwalls, and the walls I3, I4 in the manner asshown by Figures 2'and 3.

The suspension member 9 consists of what may be termed a hook-shape bodyformed of a shank 2| and a bill 22. The shank 2| is suitably secured tothe outer faceof the wall I3 at the upper portion of the latter. Whenthe structure I is connected to the article I, the bill 22 of member9'is to bear against the rear faceof and be suitably secured totheelement 6 whereby the body 8 will be suspended from article I.

The combined support and suspension member ID isin the form of a strap23 of angular contour and it is adapted to have one end attached to theseat d and its other end secured to the bottom I5. The-strap 23 isdisposed in depending relation with respect to seat l -and also extendslaterally from the latter. The strap 23, intermediate its ends abuts thebottom edgeof wall I2, and has its outer end riveted to bottom I5,-as at24. The inner end of strap 23 is detachablyconnected to seat 4, as at25.

-As shown that side of seat l which is arranged relative to body 8 isformed with a facing 26 against which the structure I abuts when thelatter is secured in position.

The form of the body 8 of the structure provides for increased capacityover a straight'bottom box, and further facilitates one to remove adesired book, pamphlet or paper from the 'box when desired, as thematter stored will be disposed at an inclination. The manner in whichthe bottom of the boxis arranged .prevents the accumulation of dirt ordust at the lower portions of the side walls and enables for theexpeditious cleaning of body 8 when desired.

The body of the book box structure may, if desired have its walls andbottom integral with each other and set up from steel or other desirablematerial. Such modified form of body is shown by Figure 5 and generallyindicated at 21. The body 21 will be of the same contour as the body 8heretofore referred to, that is to say the body 21 includes an inclinedbottom 28 integral with the front and rear walls 29, 30 respectively andspaced from the side walls 3 I 32 and coacting with the walls 29, 39,and 32 to form rectangular slots 32a at the lower portion of the box.The front and rear walls 29, 30 respectively are integral with the sidewalls 3|, 32 respectively. The bottom 28 inclines downwardly rear tofront. The tops of the side walls incline downwardly from rear to frontand the top and bottom of the front walls are arranged below the top andbottom of the rear walls. The body 2'! accords in all respects to thebody 8, with the exception body '2"! is an integral structure, whereasbody 8 is a sectional structure. The body 2'! will be secured inposition for storing by any suitable means, by way of example thecoupling means heretofore referred to.

It is to be understood that the construction herein described is of acharacter which provides for its interchangeability with parts of otherconstructions designed by me and as shown, for

example in my applications, Serial Numbers 139,315 filed April 27, 1937,now Patent No.

2,150,903 issued March 21, 1939; 139,316 filed April 27, 1937, nowPatent No. 2,165,125 issued July 4, 1939; 249,315 filed Jan. '4, 1939;and

249,316 filed Jan. 4, 1939 now Patent 2,184,173-

issued Dec. 9, 1939. The object is to provide a school desk and chair inwhich a small initial constructional investment may be preserved throughthe addition and interchange of parts. It is to this end that my variousconstructions may'besaid to be 'of the co-ordinated type.

What I claim'is:

An open 'book box structure and supporting means therefor comprisingside walls, front and rear walls, said side walls having theconfiguration of a parallelogram, a bottom wall between said'side, frontand rear walls, the front and rear edges of said bottom wall contactingwith the inner faces of said front and'rear walls, the opposite sideedges of said bottom wall being spaced inwardly from the inner faces ofsaid side walls, right'an'gle members engaging the inner faces of saidside, front and rear walls, means securing said angle members to saidside, front and rear walls downwardly from the upper edges thereof andupwardly from the lower ed'ges'thereof, acute angle members engaging theinner face of said front wall adjacent thelower portion thereof and alsoengaging the upper'face of said bottom wall, obtuse angle membersengaging the inner face of said'rear wall'and the upper face of saidbottom wall, means securing'said acute and obtuse angle members to saidbottom, front and rear walls to secure the bottom wall upwardly from thelower WILLIAM J. BARGEN.

